Update: Young Players in Europe

Ryu Seung Woo (Eintracht Braunschweig) – Struggling for playing time. 2 mediocre sub appearance & surprising start against RB Leipzig where he played very poorly. He was subbed off in 36th min for missing a clear cut chance on goal and for tactical reason as he was a liability in defense.

Park Jung Bin (Karlsruher SC) – Recently returned from injury but like Ryu, he too is struggling to make the match day squad. Pre-season had him competing for RW/RM position with Manuel Torres but the Spaniard has clearly taken off this season. Park Jung Bin wasn’t helped by KSC strengthening LW/LM through purchasing Hiroki Yamada just before the season started.

Kim Dong-Su (HSV II) – Consistent starter for undefeated HSV II in defense. His performance is earning him rave reviews and even tipped to make an appearance with HSV senior team at some stage (helped by HSV promoting HSV II manager as full time senior manager).

Kiu (UD Almeria B) – He recently joined KNT U-20 team for U-19 AFC tournament. Before he joined the national team, he was busy playing for UD Almeria B and occasionally training with UD Almeria 1st team.

Ji Eon Hak & Yun Jae Yong (AD Alcocorn B) – Ji Eon Hak made a surprise start for AD Alcocorn in a Cup match. Since then, he has consistently featured for AD Alcocorn B and even scored a goal recently. Yun recently returned from injury.

Lee Kang In (Valencia Infantil A) – I’ll briefly cover Lee Kang In’s current situation (Jinseok’s the Tavern expert on highly rated youth prospects). Being compared to David Silva by Spanish/Valencia media, he currently wears #10 and plays like one for Valencia Infantil A.

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He played for HSV U-19 last season. As for how he performed, hmm.. he started few games but he was often a sub in 2nd half. When Roan and Kim Dong Su joined HSV, Roan was the highly rated prospect & was seen as the next “Son” (HSV and Bochum were battling for his signature). Kim Dong Su on the other hand didn’t feature at all last season for HSV U-19…

In terms of Japanese youth in Foreign/European leagues? No, not as many as Korea. However, Japan do have some talented youth in Europe. Most notable ones are Takefusa Kubo (Barcelona, Lee Kang In’s age), Cy Goddard (Tottenham), Mitsuru Maruoka (18yr old, made his debut with Dortmund already), and so forth.

Just the way things have unfolded. Maruoka is a central mid, an area where Dortmund is currently missing many players. Plus he’s been with the team since last winter (BVBII), so he’s more familiar with Dortmund. Ji has been injured for a good part of the time since the season began, and is still adjusting to the team. Plus Klopp has been able to put out players who have more experience in the attacking part (Ramos, Immobile, Aubameyang, Mhkitaryan, Grosskreutz, Kagawa).

K League Classic

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Jeonbuk Motors

77

2

Gyeongnam

58

3

Ulsan

56

4

Suwon Bluewings

49

5

Pohang Steelers

47

6

Jeju United

44

7

Gangwon

39

8

Daegu

39

9

Seoul

35

10

Sangju Sangmu

33

11

Jeonnam Dragons

32

12

Incheon United

30

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Seoul

3 - 2

Jeonnam Dragons

Daegu

0 - 0

Sangju Sangmu

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Gyeongnam

1 - 2

Pohang Steelers

Jeju United

0 - 0

Jeonbuk Motors

Suwon Bluewings

3 - 3

Ulsan

Gangwon

2 - 3

Incheon United

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Manchester City

32

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Liverpool

30

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Chelsea

28

4

Tottenham Hotspur

27

5

Arsenal

24

6

AFC Bournemouth

20

7

Watford

20

8

Manchester United

20

9

Everton

19

10

Leicester City

17

11

Wolverhampton Wanderers

16

12

Brighton & Hov…

14

13

West Ham United

12

14

Newcastle United

9

15

Burnley

9

16

Crystal Palace

8

17

Southampton

8

18

Cardiff City

8

19

Huddersfield Town

7

20

Fulham

5

Hwang Heechan

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1

Red Bull Salzburg

38

Bundesliga

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Borussia Dortmund

27

2

Borussia Mönchengladbach

23

3

RB Leipzig

22

4

Eintracht Frankfurt

20

5

Bayern München

20

6

TSG 1899 Hoffenheim

19

7

Werder Bremen

17

8

Hertha BSC

16

9

1. FSV Mainz 05

15

10

Augsburg 1907

13

11

SC Freiburg

13

12

Wolfsburg

12

13

Bayer 04 Leverkusen

11

14

Schalke 04

10

15

Nürnberg

10

16

Hannover 96

9

17

Fortuna Düsseldorf

8

18

Stuttgart

8

Kwon Changhoon

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Dijon

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